Bangladesh
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Created as East Pakistan in 1947, when India gained its independence from Britain and Muslim leaders demanded a Muslim state. Separated by cultural differences and one thousand miles of Indian territory from a neglectful central government in West Pakistan (now Pakistan), Bangladesh achieved its independence in 1971 after a bloody revolt and Indian intervention. It has been struck frequently by devastating typhoons.
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The 30-year-old navigator from rural Bangladesh normally passes seatime evading zombies on the videogame Minecraft.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
Buoyed by a surge in hydropower generation and a greener electric grid than neighbouring India and Bangladesh, Nepal has emerged as one of the world's fastest adopters of EVs.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
In 2017 hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled to neighbouring Bangladesh due to an army crackdown sparked by deadly attacks on police stations in Rakhine state.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Authorities identified the victims as Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy, both 27, doctoral students from Bangladesh at the University of South Florida.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
Mr. Dandy had been in an earthquake once, years before, in Bangladesh.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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